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March 31, 2006 |

Muzak to His Ears

Muzak: Is there anything more ubiquitous? Muzak's GC, Michael F. Zendan II, probably hopes not, noting that the company serves 400,000 client locations and 100 million listeners worldwide. Because Zendan manages a lean five-member department that includes only two other attorneys, he's involved in a lot of business decisions involving contractual and financial matters. And what's playing in his office? Why, Muzak, of course.
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January 18, 2007 |

Bush Official Apologizes for Slap at Guantanamo Detainees' Lawyers

A Department of Defense lawyer apologized Wednesday for his comments suggesting that corporations boycott law firms that represent detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In a letter to The Washington Post, Charles Cully Stimson said the comments, made during a radio interview, "do not reflect my core beliefs." His apology came two days after the Pentagon disavowed his statements, saying they did not represent Defense Department views. The remarks had touched off a salvo of criticism.
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Not Afraid to Litigate--or Negotiate: Kirkland & Ellis
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
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Kirkland & Ellis partner William Pratt led the team that represented Discover in its landmark $2.75 billion settlement with Visa and MasterCard. We talked with him about the challenges to the litigation.

Patent Heavyweights in War Over Translation Technology
Publication Date: 2013-06-16
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A looming trial in the case will showcase two of the country's most fearsome patent litigators — Douglas Lumish of Latham & Watkins for TransPerfect and Charles Verhoeven of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan for MotionPoint.

January 07, 2003 |

Psychic Friends Presses WorldCom Claim

Toward the end of 2002, WorldCom incurred the wrath of just about anyone with access to a soapbox. Now the bankrupt company faces a courtroom showdown with bankrupt Inphomation Communications, the owner of the Psychic Friends Network, over bills from 900-number pay calls. The trustee overseeing the Inphomation bankruptcy says WorldCom may owe the company as much as $130 million in claims and damages.
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Litigator of the Week: Douglas Lumish of Latham & Watkins
Publication Date: 2013-07-18
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There's a reason Lumish has been a hot ticket lately on the lateral market: In his first trial since joining Latham in May, the IP litigator knocked out patent claims against TransPerfect Translation International that had threatened to derail the company's business, leaving his adversaries saddled with a $1 million damages award instead.

Happy Birthday Iqbal! A Q&A with Alexander Reinert
Publication Date: 2013-05-17
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Four years after the Supreme Court landed the second part of its one-two punch in Twombly and Iqbal, we caught up with the lawyer whose civil rights case on behalf of a Pakistani detainee ultimately changed the face of pleading-stage litigation.

July 22, 2004 |

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May 04, 2000 |

Law Firms Foster 'New Girls' Networking

In the typical image of law firm rainmaking, a group of lawyers and clients trade war stories and close deals in a box at the ball game or over scotch and cigars after 18 holes. It is a decidedly male tableau.
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January 18, 2007 |

Bush Official Apologizes for Slap at Lawyers for Detainees

A Department of Defense lawyer apologized Wednesday for his comments suggesting that corporations boycott law firms that represent detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In a letter to The Washington Post, Charles Cully Stimson said the comments, made during a radio interview, "do not reflect my core beliefs." His apology came two days after the Pentagon disavowed his statements, saying they did not represent Defense Department views. The remarks had touched off a salvo of criticism.
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